Vancouver translator, Mexican poet win $130K Griffin Poetry Prize

Canadian poet-translator George McWhirter stood alone at a lectern Wednesday night to accept the Griffin Poetry Prize he earned with his friend and longtime collaborator Homero Aridjis for Self-Portrait in the Zone of Silence.

Vancouver translator, Mexican poet win $130K Griffin Poetry Prize
Two white men smile as they pose for a picture. The man on the left is wearing a blue shirt, while the man on the right is wearing a checked shirt.

Canadian poet-translator George McWhirter stood alone at a lectern Wednesday night to accept the Griffin Poetry Prize he earned with his friend and longtime collaborator Homero Aridjis for Self-Portrait in the Zone of Silence.